View source for List of visual novel development resources/Art

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! Creator !! Link !! Price/<br/>License !! Sprites !! BG !! Animation !! Guide !! Tool !! Details
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| Klawzie || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzyyR-wUJsrZmj2yPzAP-Wx4f0v69K3IK Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Playlist of 23 videos with various Clip Studio Paint tutorials.
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| Kazuki Akamine || [http://foxcodex.html.xdomain.jp/ Xdomain.jp] || Free ||  ||  || Yes || Yes ||  || Details various types of movement used in graphic design.
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| AR14 || [https://ar14.itch.io/mannequin  itch.io] || Free/Paid || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Mannequin 2D Character Portrait Generator. Also has mods.
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| NoranekoGames || [https://itch.io/c/698965/yume-series-free-to-use-assets  itch.io] || Free || Yes || Yes || || || || Yume Series Free-to-Use Assets, includes sprites and backgrounds
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| NoranekoGames || [https://itch.io/c/1115123/new-style-free-to-use-assets  itch.io] || Free || Yes ||  || || || || New Style Free-to-Use Assets, includes sprites
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| puppetbomb || [https://puppetbomb.itch.io/college-students-sprite-pack  itch.io] || Free <br/>non-commercial use only || Yes || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Image Pack : College Life Three character sprites, two backgrounds. 
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| Fungii || [https://itch.io/c/640317/sprite-assets itch.io] || Free/Paid  || Yes  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  Customisable Sprite Assets Collection
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| WitPOP (Red) || [https://itch.io/c/356434/reds-art-assets itch.io] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  Several different sprite packs, monsters, and fantasy inventory icons
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| Thomas Romain || [https://imgur.com/gallery/V5Prm Imgur] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Thomas Romain's tutorial on maintaining art perspective.
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| Mari Costa || [https://web.archive.org/web/20220522050937/https://twitter.com/marinscos/status/1052487837252313088 Twitter] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Comic tutorial on ambient colors.
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| ? || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MoeA3QyQnxJRFSQd2BCqAjq_KkaW9KI4f6LGje-q0EM/edit?usp=drivesdk Google Drive] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Table of facial expressions (eye/mouth combinations) and what moods they convey.
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| Vice || [https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/ Vice] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Vice's first stock photo library featuring trans and non-binary models.
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| Selavi Games || [https://selavi.itch.io/visual-novel-backgrounds Itch] || Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Collection of VN backgrounds.
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| BaM Animation || [https://youtu.be/NBE-RTFkXDk Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Short video on how to improve lineart.
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| Michael Sexton (@Everblue_Comic) || [https://www.patreon.com/posts/26834357 Patreon] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || List of free/non-subscription alternatives to Adobe products.
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| Kenney || [https://kenney.nl/ Kenney] || Free || Yes || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Kenney's CC assets.
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| n/a || [https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-camera-shots/ StudioBinder] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Guide to camera shots and angles.
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| n/a || [https://picrew.me/ Picrew] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Picrew character creator. Most creators only allow for personal use (not non-commerical use).
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| Ingthing || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fBN2yB00sii1ZKLA8z7GTZWgqKmXtZu2?usp=sharing Google Drive] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Cheat sheets for drawing human anatomy.
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| Sky-morishita || [https://www.deviantart.com/sky-morishita/art/Visual-Novel-Background-Tutorial-407190060 DeviantArt] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Guide on how to maintain proportions in VN background art.
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| Jake Bowkett || [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUS5u1vFEK2X1ab8qs7hcdnACbsrDXZAtHg21HIXRYg/edit?usp=sharing Google Drive] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || .@jakebowkett's guide on how to design backgrounds.
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| n/a || [https://www.mrinitialman.com/OddsEnds/Sizes/compsizes.xhtml Mr Initial Man] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Compares heights of 2-6 people in metric or imperial measurements.
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| n/a || [https://coolors.co Coolors.co] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Color palette generator.
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| Anatomy For Sculptors || [https://www.artstation.com/anatomy4sculptors ArtStation] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Anatomy references.
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| n/a || [https://wataokiba.net/%e7%b4%a0%e6%9d%90%e4%b8%80%e8%a6%a7/ Wataokiba] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Collection of sprite sets.
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| n/a || [https://charat.me/en/genesis/ Charat.me] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Character generators for girls and boys.
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| n/a || [https://terawell.net/terawell/ Terawell] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || A 3D modeling software for humanoid figures.
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| Spiral Atlas || [https://spiralatlas.itch.io/regency-visual-novel-backgrounds Itch] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Painterly European (regency) VN backgrounds
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| n/a || [http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/download-422-free-art-books-from-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html Open Culture] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Article linking to the Metropolitan Museum's 600+ free art book collection available online or as PDFs. Links to other museums' art books.
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| n/a || [https://www.reddit.com/r/AmateurRoomPorn Reddit] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Subreddit dedicated to real world interior design.
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| Hass Idriss || [https://www.hassidriss.com/aw20-she-rises-at-dusk Hass Idriss] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Hass Idriss' A/W 2020 runway line of dramatic, pseudo-fantasy dresses.
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| n/a || [https://quixel.com/mixer Quixel] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || A 3D modeling program.
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| Akua || [https://akua-kourin.itch.io/cc Itch] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Bubblegum Boy is a single sprite with customizable expressions.
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| n/a || [http://reference.pictures/Hands/ Reference.pictures] || Paid ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || 500+ photos of hand references.
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| eTeks || [http://www.sweethome3d.com/ SweetHome3D] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  || Yes || Sweet Home 3D is an open source interior design program.
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| Frederic Delavier || [https://us.humankinetics.com/products/strength-training-anatomy-3rd-edition Human Kinetics] || Paid ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Strength Training Anatomy is an anatomically detailed fitness book. Contains illustrations of muscular and skeletal anatomy of dynamic positions.
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| n/a || [https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing Line of Action] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Randomizes photo references for figure drawing practice with timed intervals.
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| n/a || [https://hnet.com/png-to-ico/ Hnet] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Online tool to convert PNG files to ICO.
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| n/a || [https://cloudconvert.com/png-to-icns Cloud Convert] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Online tool to convert PNG files to ICNS. Free for 25 images/day.
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| n/a || [https://color.adobe.com/create Adobe] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Adobe's online color palette generator.
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| Puppsicle || [https://web.archive.org/web/20220202221528/https://twitter.com/puppsicle/status/1262247168682778624 Wayback Machine] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Puppsicle's inforgraphic of skin tones with shading and highlight values (original tweet deleted).
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| Jacob Geller || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVs2E4aldg Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Jacob Geller's "Bad Graphics", a short video essay about the sameness of "good graphics" vs unconventional art styles in video games.
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| Kyle T Webster || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4TGHfPX1O4 Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Short video tutorial on how to use the "color dynamics" setting in Photoshop to create realistic brush strokes.
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| William Nguyen || [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GX3Ax1 ArtStation] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || William Nguyen's 3D lighting reference tool.
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| n/a || [https://human.biodigital.com/index.html  Biodigital] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Real anatomy 3D human model (requires sign up to use).
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| Dan Fessler || [http://danfessler.com/blog/hd-index-painting-in-photoshop Dan Fessler] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Tutorial on how to use index painting in Photoshop to turn a painting into pixel art.
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| Photoshop Tutorials || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-uGN5P8TRM Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Short video tutorial on "How to Create Fluid Gradient Cover Art" in Photoshop.
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| Ctrl+Paint || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI68ClDpxTYSodxPJSDzyukq18X7ZdRQg Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || A Youtube series on making concept art.
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| Vampbyte || [https://www.patreon.com/posts/34823016 Patreon] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Vampbyte's beginner's guide to Clip Studio Paint.
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| n/a || [https://www.nappy.co Nappy.co] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || High quality stock photos of black and brown people in various settings and poses.
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| n/a || [http://commons.nicovideo.jp/materials/ Nicovideo.jp] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Stock gallery with photos, videos, and SFX. Site is in Japanese.
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| Alex Hanson-White || [https://prominent.itch.io/crocotile3d Itch] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  || Yes || Crocotile 3D is a tool for creating 3D scenes with tiles.
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| Eri_duh || [https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw/archives/161109 Clip Studio Paint] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || "Learn Anatomy to Improve Drawing Poses", an illustrated tutorial on basic anatomically correct poses.
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| Sinx Design || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88khFjZwkl0 Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Sinix Design's "Anatomy Quick Tips: Hair", a video tutorial on hair design.
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| n/a || [https://www.homestyler.com/int/ Home Styler] || Free/Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  || Yes || 3D floorplan and interior design tool that uses photo-realistic rendering.
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| n/a || [https://www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld/ MyMiniFactory] || Free || Yes || Yes ||  ||  || Yes || Scan the World is an open source museum of 3D sculptures/cultural artefacts.
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| n/a || [https://www.pond5.com/free Pond5] || Free/Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Library of high quality stock photos, videos, and music. Includes public domain/historic resources.
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| Dmitriy Chugai || [http://texturelib.com Texturelib] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Library of free, high resolution textures.
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| Vampbyte || [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13-AcQFfvwh56ELYvVRKNpyHKg0GNZuiizxr4mTxDfHM/edit Google Drive] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Vampbyte's masterlist of Clip Studio Paint tutorials.
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| Clip Studio Paint || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLAQjp_rxw4 Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || "How to: Import 3D Models", a short video tutorial for CSP.
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| Ikea || [https://ikeamuseum.com/en/catalogues/ikea-catalogues-through-the-ages/ Ikea] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || IKEA catalogs from 1950 to 2021.
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| CelestialFang || [https://twitter.com/CelestialFang/status/1309125246331637770 Twitter] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Thread on how to paint gemstones.
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| Devin Elle Kurtz || [https://tamberella.gumroad.com/ Gumroad] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Devin Elle Kurtz's royalty free brush sets and textures.
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| Hanaou_twi || [https://assets.clip-studio.com/ja-jp/search?user=%E6%B7%B1%E7%94%B0%E8%8F%AF%E5%A4%AE&order=new Clip Studio Paint] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Various tree/bush/leaf brushes for CSP.
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| Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas || [https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/understand-the-12-principles-of-animation Creativebloq] || Free ||  ||  || Yes || Yes ||  || The 12 Principles of Animation.
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| Clip Studio Paint || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y8euAjlcXI Youtube] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Clip Studio Paint's video tutorial of how to use it.
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| n/a || [https://www.pinterest.ie/alexbeyonce/anime-art-tutorials/ Pintrest] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Pintrest collection of various art tutorials.
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| n/a || [https://www.artmodeltips.com/ WordPress] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || (NSFW) References for nude artist models. Also contains glossary of figure drawing terms.
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| Clip Studio Paint || [https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw Clip Studio Paint] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Clip Studio Paint's collection of art tutorials.
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| n/a || [https://freephotomuscle.com FreePhotoMuscle] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Muscle Plus is a stock photo library of muscular people doing everyday things. Site is in Japanese.
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| Smithsonian || [https://www.si.edu/openaccess Smithsonian] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Smithsonian Open Access, a CC0 collection of 2.8+ million art works.
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| Arimia || [https://arimiadev.com/free-to-use-battle-cgs/ Arimiadev] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Arimia's free battle CGs.
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| Kingcholera || [https://www.patreon.com/posts/2021-buff-pt-2-46610200?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare Patreon] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || kingcholera's resource pack of 200+ 3D models of buff ladies with swords.
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| Amin Moazzen || [https://cubebrush.co/amin-moazzen/products/0poxug/gray-kitchen Cubebrush] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || 3D model of a kitchen.
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| Era7 || [https://cubebrush.co/era7/products/m9qlua/10-free-futuristic-anime-backgrounds-pack-39 Cubebrush] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Futuristic anime backgrounds of the sky/space.
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| Era7 || [https://cubebrush.co/era7/products/qbrqoa/30-anime-landscapes-pack-8 Cubebrush] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Anime landscape backgrounds.
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| n/a || [https://shotdeck.com/ Shotdeck] || Free/Paid ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Shotdeck is a database of screenshots from 1,000+ films used by film industry professionals. Has a free two week trial.
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| n/a || [https://twitter.com/spookyshep/status/1358953223911006212 Twitter] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Thread of graphic design TikToks.
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| Ostrich Burer Productions || [https://neeka-of-obp.itch.io/ Itch] || Free || Yes || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Ostrich Burger Productions' collection of assets.
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| SethIova || [https://web.archive.org/web/20211204120728/https://twitter.com/SethIova/status/1367481625378910210 Twitter] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Dropbox pack of 32 patterns.
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| Watabou || [https://watabou.itch.io/ Itch] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Watabou's procedural generator tools to create dungeons, cities, villages, maps, and etc.
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| MeltyPop || [https://ko-fi.com/album/Dating-SimNovel-backgrounds-U7U64G658#galleryItemView Ko-fi] || Free/Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Royalty free backgrounds available for free or after a ko-fi donation.
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| Bunbuncita || [https://web.archive.org/web/20220824071126/https://twitter.com/bunbuncita/status/1389688008950132737 Twitter] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || 200 hand reference photos with/without items.
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| VisuStella || [https://itch.io/c/2047582/-visustella-armory-season-collection itch.io] || Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||   A collection of all VisuStella Armory bundles.
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| VisuStella || [https://itch.io/c/3254520/-visustella-cuisine-season-1 itch.io] || Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || VisuStella Cuisine Season 1
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| VisuStella || [https://itch.io/c/1976284/-visustella-atelier-season-1 itch.io] || Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || VisuStella Atelier Season 1, features items like scrolls, herbs, ores, potions
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| VisuStella || [https://itch.io/c/3062719/-visustella-atelier-season-2 itch.io] || Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || VisuStella Atelier Season 2, features items like scrolls, herbs, ores, potions
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| VisuStella || [https://visustella.itch.io/stella-character-generator itch.io] || Paid || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Stella Character Generator
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| VisuStella || [https://visustella.itch.io/stella-generator-animal-partsitch.io] || Paid || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Stella Character Generator DLC01: Animal Parts
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| Kelly Larkin || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KpwIJd4TuCB2FxkLryUqyIEeA35YF6XZ Google Drive] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || 28 paper scans in 10k resolution.
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| M. || [https://dont-touch-me.itch.io/iphone-mockup Itch] || Free ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || M.'s iPhone mockup.
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| n/a || [https://www.photopea.com/ Photopea] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Free online recreation of Photoshop compatible with several file formats.
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| n/a || [https://setteidreams.net/ Settei Dreams] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Collection of model sheets, color designs, and artbooks for various animes.
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| Vice || [https://genderspectrum.vice.com/ Vice] || Free ||  ||  ||  || Yes ||  || Vice's second stock photo library featuring trans and non-binary models.
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| Torcado || [https://torcado.itch.io/opti Itch] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Torcado's Opti, a transparent media viewer.
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| n/a || [https://thenounproject.com/ The Noun Project] || Free/Paid ||  || Yes ||  || Yes ||  || The Noun Project is a database of icons and photos.
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| Pumpkin Spike || [https://pumpkin-spike.itch.io/background-character-sprite-pack Itch] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Pumpkin Spike's "Background Character Sprite Pack" with two customizable sprites.
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| Potat0Master || [https://potat0master.itch.io/free-visual-novel-backgrounds-mansion-pack Itch] || Free/Paid ||  || Yes ||  ||  ||  || Potat0Master's "Free Visual Novel Backgrounds (Mansion Pack)" of 77+ royalty free images
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| Dustyroom || [https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/quibli-anime-shaders-and-tools-203178 Unity] || Paid ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Unity shader pack "Quibli: Anime Shaders and Tools" for anime inspired styles.
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| Potat0Master || [https://potat0master.itch.io/free-character-sprite-for-visua-novel-nozomi Itch] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Potat0Master's royalty free "Nozomi" character sprite with 19 expressions and 4 outfits.
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| Potat0Master || [https://potat0master.itch.io/free-character-sprite-for-visual-novels-ryoko-madoka Itch] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Potat0Master's royalty free "Ryoko & Madoka" character sprites with 13+ expressions and 2 outfits each.
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| Brainwash Gang || [https://brainwash-gang.itch.io/pixel-art-texturing-brushes-for-brainwashing Itch] || Free ||  ||  ||  ||  || Yes || Brainwash Gang's 380+ free to use "Pixel Art Texturing Brushes"
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| Potat0Master || [https://potat0master.itch.io/free-character-sprite-for-visual-novels-kioshi-haruo Itch] || Free || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Potat0Master's royalty free "Kioshi & Haruo" character sprites with 7+ expressions and 2 outfits each.
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| Potat0Master || [https://potat0master.itch.io/free-character-sprites-for-visual-novels-sensei-pack Itch] || Free/Paid || Yes ||  ||  ||  ||  || Potat0Master's royalty free "Sensai" sprites with 4 free and 3 paid characters with several expressions each.
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